1 January: The EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) enters into force, strengthening EU-Japan industrial cooperation in areas such as ICT, research and innovation and space.

9 January: PresidentvonderLeyenestablishesfourteenProjectGroupstocoordinatecrosscutting initiatives and policies, including the Clean Industrial Deal, AI, economic security, and startups and scaleups.

15 January: The Commission unveils an action plan to boost healthcare cybersecurity, enhancing threat detection and response capabilities for hospitals.

15 January: The Commission publishes a Recommendation calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments of their companies in strategic technologies.

17 January: The European Commission issues additional investigatory measures against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to examine its recommender system and ensure compliance. (see Deep Dive 1)

20 January: The European Commission requests consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address unfair and illegal trade practices by China in the field of intellectual proper

21 January: The Council of the EU adopts the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation to make it easier to exchange and access health data at the EU level.

21 January: EU ministers for Economy and Finance meet in Brussels to discuss the work programme of the Polish Presidency of the Council and measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU economy, including simplification.

29 January: The European Commission presents the Competitiveness Compass (see Deep Dive 2)

30 January: The European Commission launches a Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European automotive industry.

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